CAIRO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a ...

Addressing a ceremony for the second batch of 300 students under the Prime Minister's Initiative for Capacity Building of 1,000 Agricultural Graduates in China -- a government-to-government program ...

BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition titled "Anshan Cuijin - an Exhibition of Chinese Life Aesthetics" kicked off Friday evening at the China Cultural Center here, attracting local and ...

At least six people were killed and many others injured as heavy rains hit several parts of India's eastern state of Jharkhand over the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. The rains, accompanied ...

The 2025 policy address of Hong Kong will be delivered on Sept. 17, John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Saturday. Lee made the remark at a media ...

Assets worth 4.5 billion rupees (around 15 million dollars) of criminal gang members were confiscated in recent months, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Addressing the media, Deputy Inspector ...

HOUSTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-dominated Texas Senate on early Saturday morning approved a redistricting bill aimed to add 5 GOP House seats in next year's midterm elections as a ...

The Beijing teenager closed with even-par 72 for a five-stroke victory at Huamei Luhu Golf Club, her first victory against a pro field. Liu, 109th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, finished on ...

GUIYANG, China, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- False starts proved decisive in the speed events at the Asian Youth Climbing Championships here on Saturday, with China claiming two gold medals in the women's ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A seminar on the "China Year" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held here, with participating Pakistani experts hailing China's accomplishment as the ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia said Saturday that over the past 24 hours, it shot down four Ukrainian guided aerial bombs and 160 drones. The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defense systems ...

LHASA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po performed his regular duties at the Xizang branch of the Buddhist Association of China and participated in religious and social activities ...